Saturday, June 15, 2013

If You Think Fear-Based Management Works for You—Think Again

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  Prior to being diagnosed with ADHD at age 37, my husband says his best coping tool was "Fear-Based Management"—fondly refer...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Fired Up and Ready for CHADD 2012!

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In less than two weeks, Nov. 8-10, 2012, CHADD's 24th Annual International Conference takes place right in my backyard! The Hyatt ...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Couple That Gets Fit Together...

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This month,  YouMeADD  blog kicks it up a notch, following last month's Nature Sufficient Syndrome and the hikes my husband and I enjo...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Adult ADHD and Nature-Sufficient Syndrome

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My husband (pictured above, with San Francisco in the background; more photos below) and I had just parked the car last Sunday and were ...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Communicating ... Mindfully

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This month's guest post comes to you from Mark Bertin, MD , a developmental pediatrician and author of The Family ADHD Solution: A Sc...
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

"Our Weekend Without Meds"

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The most common question I am asked about Adult ADHD (other than "Is it real?") is this: "Does the medication really make ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

ADHD and "Cyber Junkies"

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Once my boyfriend starts on the Internet, there's no turning back. It seems the perfect trap for people with ADHD: He can drift aimless...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Reaching Out to Your Community

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How can we best reach adults with ADHD who have no idea they have it? Based on my 12 years of advocacy, I'd say it is through people ...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Q & A: When to Disclose – And More

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Dear readers - I hope you like this blog's new, cleaner design! A few years ago, I participated in an Ask the Expert Chat on ...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Wearing “ADHD Eyeglasses” with Care

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Maybe this has happened to you. As soon as you started learning about ADHD, you suddenly saw it all around you. No, it's not that ne...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Q: How to Deal with "Meds Roulette"?

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A few years ago, I participated in an Ask the Expert Chat on "ADHD and Relationships", sponsored by the National Resource Cen...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Q & A on Adult ADHD: What Is Personality, What Are Symptoms?

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Continuing with last month's theme of sharing questions and my answers from CHADD's Ask the Expert chat , here is a two-part questi...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Adult ADHD Question-and-Answer: on ADHD and "Denial"

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A few years ago, I participated in an Ask the Expert Chat on "ADHD and Relationships", sponsored by the National Resource Center...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Adult ADHD and "Time Blindness": Dr. Russell Barkley's Tactics for Taming That Trickster, Time

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Time.  That's one word that always makes the top of the list when I ask adults in our local CHADD discussion group to name their top...
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The "Invisible Ropes" of Adult ADHD, And How A Special Type of Therapy Can Help Set You Free

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Introduction:  When I'm asked about the best kind of therapy for Adult ADHD, I explain that the research thus far point...
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